---
name: "Perilous Predicament"
mana_cost: "{4}{B}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "AER"
set_name: "Aether Revolt"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Ryan Alexander Lee"
oracle_id: "169728d6-7820-4a6d-a815-70714ad3e887"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/perilous-predicament-aer"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Perilous Predicament
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{B}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Instant

## Oracle Text
Each opponent sacrifices an artifact creature and a nonartifact creature of their choice.

> *Compagni nella vita. Compagni nella morte.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Tribute to the Wild](/printing/tribute-to-the-wild-c20.md) — Instant
2. [Pick Your Poison](/printing/pick-your-poison-plst.md) — Sorcery
3. [Make an Example](/printing/make-an-example-ncc.md) — Sorcery
4. [Tragic Arrogance](/printing/tragic-arrogance-ori.md) — Sorcery
5. [Mire in Misery](/printing/mire-in-misery-c19.md) — Sorcery
6. [Tergrid's Shadow](/printing/tergrids-shadow-khm.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Aether Revolt (AER) #68
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Ryan Alexander Lee
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`